Back Bay

Back Bay: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Back Bay

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Back Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 26.06258, -97.15747. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Bay

• Beach Park At Isla Blanca · beach · Cameron · ~2 km · Must-see
• Port Isabel Lighthouse · fort · Cameron · ~7 km · Must-see
• Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cameron · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sabal Palm Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cameron · ~44 km · Must-see
• Gladys Porter Zoo · sanctuary · Cameron · ~47 km · Must-see
• African American Troops at Fort Brown · museum · Cameron · ~48 km · Must-see
• Museo del Agrarismo Mexicano · museum · Matamoros · ~48 km · Must-see
• Immaculate Conception Cathedral · church · Cameron · ~48 km · Must-see
• St. Thomas Church · church · Cameron · ~48 km · Must-see
• Church of Advent · fort · Cameron · ~49 km · Must-see
• Casa de arte y cultura Casamata · museum · Matamoros · ~50 km · Must-see
• Iglesia Católica Divino Pastor | Matamoros · church · Matamoros · ~50 km · Must-see
• World Birding Center - Resaca De La Palma State Park · park · Cameron · ~52 km · Must-see
• Brazos Santiago Pass and Brazos Island Military Depot · fort · Cameron · ~1 km
• Brazos Santiago, C.S.A. · fort · Cameron · ~1 km
• Isla Blanca Beach · beach · Cameron · ~1 km
• 1923 Point Isabel Coast Guard Building · fort · Cameron · ~2 km
• The Art Lounge · museum · Cameron · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Back Bay

Other beaches & coast near Back Bay

• Beach Park At Isla Blanca · beach · Cameron · ~2 km · Must-see
• Isla Blanca Beach · beach · Cameron · ~1 km
• Boca Chica Beach · beach · Cameron · ~7 km
• Playa Washington · beach · Matamoros · ~32 km
• Playa Lauro Villar · beach · Matamoros · ~32 km
• Beach Access #1 Harbor · beach · Cameron · ~5 km
• Beach Access 6 · beach · Cameron · ~6 km
• Louie's Backyard/Jim's Pier · beach · Cameron · ~6 km
• Island Paradise · beach · Cameron · ~6 km
• Beach Access #13 · beach · Cameron · ~7 km

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